This is a story about some of the members of the guild, Shu, which was founded in the Blue Dragon server. It is told from the perspective of a member of the guild who has been in Shu close to the beginning of Closed Beta 2 (CB2). This story will be told in Chapters that I will post here as replies over time So sit back and enjoy the read.

Let's begin....

Ch. 1 The Beginning

Upon the release of CB2 I was guildless and lost. However, I had more of an understanding of how to play which was better off than how I started in CB1. For days I wandered around the world doing daily quests and cultivating my skills but with no direction or goal in mind. I would watch as players found their niche in the Jianghu world and lament at the fact that I wasn't able to find mine.

I began searching for a guild. My CB1 guild, YingYang, no longer existed so I was forced to search for a new one. Through forum browsing I came across a few guilds that stood out, Demigodz, NINJAS, and I.N.K. just to name a few. Then I came across Shu, its advertisement had a lot of fluff but they seemed fun, friendly, and strong enough to take care of their own. It was then I decided to message one of their members, ZhangFei, on whether or not I could join.

I was happily accepted into the guild and welcomed with open arms. I made a lot of friends quickly and found out what it was like to be in a guild in an mmo. I then made friends with the guild leader, Machao, he was a good person who showed strong leadership while being able remain fun as a player himself. Over time, I learned Shu didn't have established credentials, but it had hard workers and members who fought strongly for their values and beliefs which meant more to me than power or numbers.

Meanwhile, my girlfriend, Sakurablssms was a member of a guild known as Invincible, which was ran by Gunner. She was a member of the guild since CB1 and continued into CB2. However, a few days in, Gunner went missing and her guild was on the decline. She did the best she could to help out but was limited due to her position. It was then I introduced her to Shu, she joined in a team practice we were holding and fell in love with the guild and its members. Machao liked her as well and gave her an invite to join the guild. She had to settle things within Invincible first and a few days later, she joined Shu.

Machao and his band of members from CB1 were recruiting hardcore for CB2 at this time but they were looking for members with staying power. Each person contributed something whether it was doing a million escorts or being able to put a smile on peoples face in guild chat, all our members offered something (and still do ) to the development of the guild.

Shu, it's a place where I could laugh and game with new friends. A place where I can sit and breathe from the real world. A place where, in the Jianghu world, I could call home.

tbc.......

-"Shu shall strive to bring peace to the people and to bring safety and prosperity to ourselves and our friends. Together we will hold against any threat no matter how opposing it may seem. With that said, I am only left with one question. Are you ready to give your all for the same dream?"-Machao, Founder and First Guild Leader of Shu

In Shu there were 3 players who had more than just a direction with how they wanted to develop their characters, they had the drive to become the best and stay at the top early on in the game. These three ran the hardest instances consistently and did research on how to get through it quickly and easily.

Legend, was the first to have the Move On Water fly skill within our guild and (not 100% sure) possibly within the whole server. When Twilight Village Instance was being run consistently he, along with TingTing and Leonidis, ran Green Cloud Castle Instances. He had a powerful control of the market and was one of Shu's strongest players and more wealthy players.

Leonidis, was one of the strongest RG's in the game, he had a strong belief in skill over gear and had the skill to back it up. He took down other strong players in the pvp scene and even held the title of Enforcement Colonel for a long time while being outgeared by most other high level RG's. He put all his earnings on acquiring more skillsets and creating more options within battle. Being an RG myself he was the one I looked up to, the one who had the strength, the one I desired to beat the most. My best memory of Leonidis is the battle I dubbed. "The 1 Ding Duel" He fought another high ranking RG who had him outgeared, NINJA from the NINJA's guild. In a bout that went best 2 out of 3 he won soundly. Proving his idea of skill over gear was not outdated and can be achieved.

Last, but certainly not least, was TingTing. Many of you in Blue Dragon may know her and there are plenty who knew her better than I did. I knew her as one of the backbones of Shu and one of the main causes for its rise. She was a Tangmen who acquired the scholar spin early on in the game. In big battles such as guild wars she was always near the top or at the top in kills. In School Wars, she was a true leader who commanded and helped her school, along with others, to claim victory countless times. She was our war general and regarded highly among other guilds. She believed in Machao's ideals and supported Shu through some of its toughest times. It wasn't until recently that I found out her dream in AoW. It was to create a guild full of all experienced players who were organized and ran instances consistently. For a while, until the whole freezing of accounts, her dream was a reality.

tbc......

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In Shu, a lot of the members were predominantly poor in the beginning. But there were two types of players that made money in our guild. We had members who ran instances consistently and made money through drops, script steal, random encounters, etc. We also had members who put a large focus on their craft and the market early on. Today, we will discuss those players.

Qianru was (and still is) a top tier tailor within the Blue Dragon server. She always supported Shu members whenever they needed materials, gave amazing discounts to armors for guildies, and even gave guildies free gear when she made an excess amount. When I started playing I always wondered how she was able to afford to do these things and still make money. Then I realized how she was able to do it as I unlocked a headgear she gave me for free. She has amazing luck with stats. On the 2 pieces of iron gear I received from her in my early days in Shu they both unlocked to Brawn +15 Yang and Hardness. During her time in Shu, she was my favorite tailor and I dubbed her gear "Qianru Originals."

Xun chose chef as a life profession but everyone in the guild knew what his real life profession was in the game. Farming. He would spend hours farming vegetables and silkworms for players. Persistent on the goal of being successful as a farmer. Now I'll give you readers fair warning, what Xun did (and still probably does) is not easy to do. I remember him telling the guild at one time that he almost quit farming all together until he found out what farming mats sell at what price. It took a long time for him to figure out, but he was able to become successful in the game through it. It was a difficult path, even more difficult when he was the player who had to figure out what sells in the beginning without any help from guides or other players(not because they wouldn't help, but simply because no one knew back then). With that said, he earned his place within this chapter titled Masters of their Craft.

XueYuli was my favorite poisonmaker, guildmate, and friend. One of my first memories of her is running one of the guild's first tv normals. We were on the last boss and died the first try because of his heal. One of our guildmates pointed out that the boss had an mp bar and we needed the mp poison to drain him. Yuli spoke up from the group, said she was a poisonmaker, and made the mp poison on the spot. From that point on I felt that she found her place within Age of Wushu. She acted as a professional and worked with other poisonmakers to steady the market for poisons since it was in terrible shape. She was a genius with numbers and made a solid amount of money through a craft that, at that time, was thought to not be very profitable. I believe she was possibly one of the smartest market players in Age of Wushu.

There are players who complain about the market and players that do something about it. These 3 chose to play the market in their own ways and come out on top. I hope a new player reads this chapter as it may help them realize that not only can money can be made through hard work but that playing the market can be more than just a chore, it can be the game itself.

tbc......

"In Age of Wushu, time is money." - Xun"Amen." - Everyone else.

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Zyden, is currently headmaster of Shaolin, if not #1, then definitely in the top 5 of the best pvper's within all of the servers. His name is known throughout Blue Dragon and is a hero among the Shaolin community. But we aren't here to talk about his accomplishments. We're here to talk about his start in Shu.

I first saw Zyden during a pvp practice at the guild base. We were all talking, training, and having a good time. Then, out of the blue comes this guy decked out in the Zen CS outfit with the straw hat running up to everyone. A few of our members knew him already, and were glad that he decided to join Shu. The few members that didn't know him, or probably just me, looked on interestingly at the new guy wondering who he was. For me, Zyden didn't seem like just random person joining the guild. He was new, but for some reason I felt like there was more to him then just a fancy CS outfit.

Then, I saw him duel, it was like clockwork, a machine, his moves combo'ed into each other one after the other. He performed with amazing flow and precise timing almost making it look easy. But I did see him stumble, he didn't know a lot about other skillsets yet so our good pvper's were able to counter him occasionally. Nevertheless, I saw a member with a huge amount of potential to be something great in the Jianghu world. But it was not his time yet. The Beast of Shaolin was still asleep.

tbc....

That was a good combo. - ChapelzEhh...It still wasn't as clean as Zydens - Leonidis

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In Shu, there are a couple of members that have been in the guild since the first closed beta (CB1). The number has dwindled down to only a few as of now but they have had loyalty to the guild and its members since the beginning. They stayed as figureheads, guides, and friends to all those in the guild new or old. They're my friends and my only regrets for this chapter is that I can't mention all of them. But when I think Shu and CB1 there are 3 names that pop into my head. Lets discuss those 3.

BobWendal was another advocate of the skill over gear idea. In his prime, he was very good at breeze sword and could have rivaled some of the top pvpers at the time IF HE WASN'T SO DAMN LAZY. Not many people knew about him, but then he was never one to make a big name for himself. While he didn't do much for recognition, he is one of the backbones of Shu and it's development. He was a player who enjoyed the game for the game and not the politics or glory. In the end, he still comes around every now and then to say hi and do stuff with the guild when he can and is currently ahead of me in our race to see who can get demoted within the guild the fastest. Damn you Bobu, damn u...

Ichiwa, I'm proud to say, is probably one of my best friends in Age of Wushu. His accent is smexy, he is very manly, and makes the girls go wild(including my girlfriend). With that said, I'd like to point out he was another one who could've (probably still can) made it to the top of the pvp scene or grabbed himself a school position. I always spoke to him on YY, our teamspeak server, and had many fun times hanging out in the chat room while wandering the wushu world. He was another one that was lazy as well, but he picked up his pace and improved at a surprising speed once he learned to play the market within the game. Admittedly, he has tried to leave before, but something (probably me...actually definitely me) kept bringing him back. It just goes to show that a guild can do more than just provide instance runs or guidance for a newbie. It can create bonds between people who've never met before and, through those bonds, remain strong.

Nyan, I will admittedly say that Nyan's real life is waay more interesting and awesome than her jianghu one. In real life, she is a talking cat that learned to use a computer. This in itself is impressive, but the accomplishments does not stop there. She is a talking cat that learned to play Age of Wushu on a computer. Which means shes smarter than most people(Game is not newb friendly!), let alone other cats her age. All joking aside, I remember Nyan and saw how she was within the guild. Her level was low in the beginning because she never cultivated but she was always there to entertain with her perverted kitty like comments. She was one to always try and have a good time within Age of Wushu and that idea continues on today. The only difference is, she began to "play the game." She quickly leveled up and is now working towards getting good gear. She isn't on all the time, as milk breaks are required to keep a cat healthy, but when shes on she is always quick with a pervy comment in guild chat, will help a guildy out when she can, and, I'm happy to say, is quite fun to pick on, as long as its friendly. I'm probably going to get yelled at by her if she ever reads this. But it's ok because a ball of cotton thread will make her forget she was ever angry.

Haha, I find this quite entertaining. The little tid bits at the end of each story section is a very nice touch, and your perspective on the members rather than the guilds history (in juxtaposition to the server/other guilds) is quite an interesting view. I personally would enjoy (once the story comes to the present day of shu) a chapter about how the guilds interactions and perspective as a whole has changed since day one of cb1 to it's current form.

-Keep up the story telling, and GM's should definitely have a community event for guildies to tell the story about their guild members.

*Also would enjoy a person to write about the history of the Blue Dragon server in general, would make for a great read.

Xiaofeng is probably one of the most controversial names within Shu. Some hated him, some liked him, and those opinions haven't changed for some within the past few months. Within Shu I knew him as a well organized and structured player. He taught me how to play the market first hand and wrote guides on what to do. In pvp, he's very methodical with his moves and knows when and how to strike an opponent. He has done his own research involving the game stats and numbers further increasing his knowledge regarding Age of Wushu. His skill as a player is on the same level or higher as that of a viet veteran player and he could've been a great guild leader for any guild. But his time and attitude(he's a bit of a ***** sometimes) didn't permit him.

Machao was our first leader and the posterboy of Shu. He always had a friendly attitude yet was able to command a guild with a strong disposition. He wasn't amazing at the market but he made enough to survive. Within pvp he learned the tricks and combo's but went more with the flow of battle, like a beggar sect should, rather than calculate his next move. Anyone could tell just by being around him he had what it took to be a leader. It was even prominent within a video game. His dream was supported by many strong players who would help him with anything he needed at the drop of a dime. But he tended to take the weight of the world and put it on his shoulders. Through my experience within the guild, I understand why he did that and how much of a burden it really was.

In my own personal opinion, these 2, together, made Shu the paradise that it was. Everyone else in the guild was happy but it was at their expense. They didnt agree on things, many things. But one had the leadership ability and the love of his guild while the other had the information and knowledge to keep it together. Both of them together made an amazing team, but both of them were always at odds with each other.

The fall of the first founder caused quite a bit of a commotion within the server. Shu was a CB1 guild which was running strong within CB2 and had plans to be one of the oldest and established guilds for the launch of the game. Many people know a story or a version of the story, and I am no different than any of those people. All I can do is provide the story that I know.

A few weeks before he relinquished his title as guild leader, Machao, who was normally a happy person, had become more and more morose and unhappy. I don't know if anyone else within the guild noticed this downturn but I was able to tell just by the way he spoke on YY. There were things going on in his life, both real and in game, that were just too much to handle for one person. He would always be at odds with Xiaofeng and those that agreed with him and he would try to keep a happy face up so that the paradise wouldn't end for the rest of us. But when you put too much weight on your shoulders, you're eventually going to fall and that's exactly what happened. There were probably other issues that added along with this but this was the most obvious. So as not to turn this into a long sad story I will cut down on this specific part and end it here.

As he stepped down I realized that it could be the fall of Shu itself. I was always good at spotting potential when i saw it, even within a video game. But aside from Xiaofeng, who would never get the position because of Machao's resignation, I didn't see too many options as to who would be considered a leader on Machao's level. Then I saw, I was only a spectator and was not allowed to know too much, but I saw who he claimed as the next leader. He was a member of Shu's CB1 crew and the original protector of escorts within Louyang. ZhangFei.

tbc....

You two work amazing together, you don't even have to get along. Just withstand each other. But I do wish you two could get along. - Chapelz

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